The reduction of the DHT is important.

I'm on Dr. Myers' regimen and am pleased so far. Hi folks I hope you are all well!
Ⓒ 2020 About, Inc. (Dotdash) — All rights reservedLearn How Proscar Is Used to Treat Benign Prostatic HyperplasiaDevelopments in Immune Therapy Has Helped Treat Prostate CancerUrinary Difficulties Can Be a Sign of an Enlarged ProstateMetastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC): Overview and MoreRelapsed Prostate Cancer Will Need Other Treatment ApproachesHow SIR-Spheres Work to Treat Liver Metastases From Prostate CancerWhen Is a High PSA Reading the Sign of Prostate Cancer?The Use of Zytiga After Lupron to Control Prostate Cancer Another view is that after six months on Avodart, one gets a new PSA baseline. I started taking it in February. In the meantime, though, I may send in that new patient form. This reduction is less as the Gleason score increases so the effect is not as pronounced in someone with a higher Gleason. What began as discomfort in sitting, and a painful penis in ‘05 has steadily progressed to … Verywell Health uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience.

Interesting to hear more thoughts about Dr. Myers. Had blood drawn last Saturday, and will find out at my appointment in about

Of course, no doubt it would have been more effective if I had taken the full dose. I started ADT in March and SRT in May. Hi, This situation has probably come up before, but I haven't been able to find it discussed on here.
There have been two randomized clinical trials on dutasteride in the last couple of months, demonstrating a lack of efficacy in the setting of intermittent ADT, or after castrate resistance has set in and casodex was tried. Bottom line I think the Avodart delayed by about one year my eventual SRT. PSA History Summary: December, 2009 3.0 January, 2010 2.5 April, 2010 3.8 (Free PSA 26%, Biopsy negative) November, 2010 3.4 (started on Avodart at this time) February, 2011 2.2 (after 3 months on Avodart) May, 2011 1.7 (after 6 months on Avodart October, 2011 1.94 (after 11 months on Avodart, BUT performed at different lab) July, 2012 2.0 However, any confirmed increase in PSA while on AVODART may signal the presence of prostate cancer and should be evaluated, even if those values are … No clinical trials, however, have been performed to compare these two agents head to head.

Proscar and Avodart tend to have mild side effects and there are few if any interactions with other medications. Since Avodart and Proscar work by a similar mechanism, much of what is known about Proscar can also be said about Avodart. I know our health insurance in Ontario (Canada) wouldn't cover any of it. I'm considering it if my PSA continues its slow upward trend. The cancerous prostate cells can give off much more PSA than benign normal cells relative to their volume. RRP in 2010, gl 3+4, undetectable psa for two years. Whilst things where running along nice & smooth, apart from the hot flashes ... My Hospital started doing the Ultra sensitive PSA six months ago. Although next mo. My PSA at the time of the diagnosis was 8.1. I have no idea what caused the spike in December. Doubling time about 8 months. My PSA jumped from 3.7 in April to 6.21 at the end of July. However, enthusiasm for the routine use of Proscar to prevent cancer was dampened because the same study reported a 1% I am now 68. I am concerned about the impact on my thyroid, though.As a retiree it was expensive for me too. Readings for ... I was diagnosed with Gleason 6 PC by a TRUS biopsy March of 2016 with only 0.5 mm of 1 of 12 cores positive. The generic name for Avodart is dutasteride; the generic name for Proscar is finasteride. I think that explains where your PSA is coming from, and perhaps give you some assurance that it is localized and perhaps curable by salvage radiation. I had a robotic protetectomy in October 2017 with 3 month PSA check following that. I think I'd better submit my new patient form soon. Thanks, Starlighter.

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